Ajith's Aegan Movie Review

Cast and Crew:

Banner: Ayngaran International
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues and Direction: Raju Sundaram

Casts: Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Navdeep, Piyaa, Nasser, Suman, Suhasini, Jayaram and many others.

Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja

The Story:

Ultimate Star Ajith had raised all our expectations with his previous flick ‘Billa’ for his sole stylish looks and performance. Ajith offers his best talents to the uttermost level in dance and action sequences. Raju Sudaram hasn’t just remade the film but adapted it according to the tastes of Tamil audiences.

There is no two way about it that Raju Sundaram’s Aegan is a rip-off of Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na. The director had claimed he was ‘inspired’ by Back To School, probably he must not have seen the Hollywood film! The same script of Main Hoon Naa has been taken, but the director has tried something different in screenplay making some changes. Raju Sundaram has failed in bringing the excellent looks of college and almost all the scenes look artificial.

The film opens with Siva (Ajith Kumar), a CB CID official bumping off international criminals headed by John Chinnappa (Suman). None are able to trap John Chinnappa and problems begin when one of his group members Ram Prasad gets away from him for turning into an approver. Unfortunately, Ram Prasad’s wife is bumped off and his daughter Pooja (Piyaa) gets away from him.

Karthikeyan (Nasser), step-father of Siva as well as City Commissioner appoints him to go ahead as a student in Saint John’s College. It is where Pooja studies and this mission is to trap Ram Prasad who is missing (John Chinnappa can be trapped only on Ram Prasad’s statement).

Getting into college doesn't make things easier for him as none of the college students mingle with him. College Principal Albert (Jayaram) admits him into his college offering him all the facilities and he is a man with five-sense (6th sense is missing – that’s what narrator says in the intro part). Pooja has no likeliness for her father and she finds only delightedness in Kishore (Navdeep).

As Pooja is kidnapped once by the John Chinnappa, Siva rescues them and the entire college reciprocates offering good friendship. Here, begins the jolly ride of fun and frolic with college mania and Siva falling in love with his professor Malikka (Nayanthara) is cool delightedness.

Now Siva gets immersed in college life, with his entire rough and tough characterization being vanished. On the same time, he has to accomplish his mission of trapping the baddies… Well, as the title suggests, he accomplishes the task, but there is something surprising he gets about a new relationship.

The Performances:

Taking on terms of performance, it's just Ajith who rules the show. Be it dance or action or comedy sequences, he does it outstandingly. Nayanthara role as Mallika is chic, her make up and curves with chiffon sarees and halter-neck blouses are eye-catching. Nevertheless, she gets you annoyed with her performance. Navdeep and Piyaa stride with moderate efforts. There are few other outrageous over-the-top depiction of Tamil film stereotypes like Jayaram, Cochin Haneefa and Sriman’s comedy scenes. Suman presented in different dimension of comedy oriented is something new and Sriman accompanying him is a good show. Nasser and Suhasini do justice to their roles.

Raju Sundaram has precisely got the best out of Ajith. 'Thala' Ajith fascinates with his enthusiastic approach in all parts. The trouble with the film is that it looks like an amateurish attempt by debutant director Raju Sundaram especially the lead towards the climax which is a colossal embarrassment. No film is perfect and Aegan is no exception. But it delivers entertainment in reasonable doses.

Musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja is just OK and not so impressive and only 'Hey Saala' offers grandness and don't miss Ajith's dance over there !!! (thanks to Raju Sundaram to bring the best dance performance ever from Ajith).

On the whole, 'Aegan' is a commercial entertainer for all the masses. Walk into theatres without any expectations of Billa and you will enjoy it. Aegan... "A Time-Pass Mission..."